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TONGUE-TIED AT THE OBSERVATORY

Marie-Michelle Deschamps has created a new installation and sound-work called Don’t trip over the wire ... ! for the Collective Gallery,…
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ANONYMOUS BOOK SCULPTOR'S NEW FLIGHT OF FANCY

A work donated by the ‘Anonymous Book Sculptor’ raised over £2,000 at auction in the Macmillan Art Exhibition and Sale earlier this week.…
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CALM AMID THE STORM

At a time of year when one can easily feel overwhelmed by the volume of marketing hoopla surrounding cultural events in the capital, it comes as a…
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HILL HAILS COUNCIL TIDY CAMPAIGN

Broughton-based commedian Craig Hill demonstrated a number of ways to use a brush this lunchtime.The technique shown on the right was probably the…
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NEW FLATS FOR ANNANDALE STREET – OUTLINE PLANS GO ON SHOW

‘Concept’ plans for the demolition of 52–52a Annandale Street and their replacement by flats went on display this afternoon for public consultation.…
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GEE! WHAT ARE THESE?

Doug Simpson has contacted us asking for Spurtle readers’ help in solving a local mystery. He is a Broughton Place-based photographer working on…
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BUSY DOING NOTHING

Spurtle had high hopes of The Alternative Edinburgh Walking Tour on Saturday.With five minutes to go before the scheduled start, we’d asked the guide…
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NEW TOWN TWEETS FOR CLEANER STREETS

As recently reported here, getting the right number of the right-sized communal bins in the right places is only half the battle when it comes to…
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AMMA – THE UNDERGROUND ART CONTINUUM

Meet James Craig Page: self-taught artist, pop-up speakeasy host and clairvoyant medium. Page is normally based in Dunbar, but during the…
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JUPITER PLUVIUS

‘It is wonderful to think what a turn has been given to our whole Society by the fact that we live under the sign of Aquarius – that our climate is…
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